Spring 2019: If Beale Street Could Talk

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Originally screened: April 10, 2019

Director: Barry Jenkins
Country: United States
Runtime: 119 minutes

Tish Rivers (KiKi Layne) and Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt (Stephan James) have known each other since childhood. Surrounded by supportive families, their romantic love becomes a fight for survival after Fonny is incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Based on the James Baldwin novel.

Where to watch today: If Beale Street Could Talk is available on home video from eOne Films, and is available to watch online via various rental platforms.

Shot in the Dark Langley Film Nights